A Child Understands Fear, And The Hurt

Success Sometimes May Be Defined As A Disaster Put On Hold. Qualified. Has To Be.

You Can't Change A Regime On The Basis Of Compassion. There's Got To Be Something Harder.

Once You Have Some Sort Of Reputation In The Outside World, They Will Try To Woo You. They Will Say, "won't You Come And Be On A Talk Program About Books? That's Not Political." Then They Can Say To The Outside World, "see How Free It Is, She Appears On Television. See How Free It Is." So I Refused To Have Anything Of Mine Read Or Dramatized On South African Television.

In A Country Like South Africa, Writers Have Nuisance Value, Because Those Of Us Who Have Become Known Overseas Have Certainly Helped To Inform People About What Life Is Like There.

Certainly The People Who Are Close To Me Are Happier. They Feel Freer.